The in-game store has appeared in previous installments, but according to petitioner Connor Maughan, players have had enough of them by the release of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The player claims that the latest game features only nine base armor sets, and Ubisoft regularly adds new items exclusively as microtransactions.
“It is hard not to feel that the brand is being used as a vehicle to sell microtransactions. The fact that every set in the store costs more than the game itself is shameful. Moreover, if you bought the season pass, you do not get access to any of the items in the store.”
Maughan understands the argument that players who dislike microtransactions should simply ignore them, but he believes real-money items should not be present in a single-player game. He also considers XP boosters to be unfair.
“Ubisoft needs to be held accountable for what is happening to the franchise. They are slowly draining this brand, taking every single penny, and soon the series will die.”
The petition's creator proposes a solution to the problem: remove microtransactions from Assassin's Creed entirely and allow players to earn cosmetic items by completing side quests, as well as providing free skin sets.
In his view, this strategy should satisfy both parties – players will spend more time playing, which is a positive outcome from the developers' perspective.
At the time of writing, the petition has gathered about 1,100 signatures.